How do you pronounce rural?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʊɹəl/.

rural

/ˈɹʊɹəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: ru-ral
IPA: /ˈɹʊɹəl/

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Meaning

adj

Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

noun

A person from the countryside; a rustic.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … ."
"The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot."

Etymology

From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: rural, rūrālis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹʊɹəl/
British English: /ˈɹʊəɹəl/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more rural (comparative) most rural (superlative) rurals (plural)

Derived Forms

antirural nonrural perirural ruralisation ruralish ruralism ruralist ruralistic ruralite rurality ruralization ruralize

Phrases

Ashchurch Rural Audley Rural Belmont Rural Ellesmere Rural Kempston Rural Kington Rural Llanelli Rural Llangollen Rural

Frequently Paired Words

country

Synonyms

campestral landly pastoral

Antonyms

urban suburban

Rhymes With

neural plural mural intramural ural pleural durrell gural epidural subdural dural extramural